In a brutal murder that has shocked the city, the 25-year-old man beheaded the boy, who was out shopping with his mother — in full glare of shoppers and staff at Al-Marhaba supermarket on Sari Street around 9.30 a.m. The man, who is the boy’s maternal uncle, apparently killed the boy following a dispute with his sister and brother-in-law.
Eyewitnesses said that the man picked up a knife from inside the store and severed the boy’s head. The mother and a shopper standing close by fainted, while several other stood in shock and disbelief over what had happened.
A police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Arab News, “The murderer was in a dispute with the boy’s mother and her husband. He chopped off the boy’s head in front of the mother to get back at her.” He added that the mother has been left traumatized and is in hospital. The boy’s father was at work at the time of the incident.
Following the murder, police sealed off the supermarket while forensic experts gathered evidence. Ambulances were also called to the scene. The supermarket reopened for business at around 1.15 p.m. “It happened so quickly. Before people could intervene, the man had cut more than half way through the child’s neck,” said Abu Muhammad, a grandfather in his mid-60s.
A Saudi till attendant at a nearby cafe said, “One of my colleagues went to see what was going on and returned shivering. He saw the kid’s body and so we gave him the day off. He was in a bad state.”
An eyewitness, who lives in the neighborhood, said that the victim’s family lived close by and frequented the supermarket. “I’ve seen the murderer carrying the same child and playing with him on a number of occasions,” he added.
“No one could bear the gruesome sight of the boy’s decapitated body lying on the floor,” said Muneer, a Turkish car mechanic, who works at a garage close by. “How could someone do such a thing? I just can’t understand it... I still can’t believe it,” he said, shaking his head.
now he true believers will say this happens in the west even. People kill others in the west. True. But not behead them in such manner in the public.
ReplyDeleteEast or west. This is brutal. Why are people trying to find fault in religion in such cases. Religion is a way of life. It involves helping, caring and gaining the trust of others with love and understanding.
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ReplyDeleteThere's your answer anon2. Religion is a tool which can be used to justify arbitrary violence, be it domestic vioence, corporeal punishment or war. Just because for some religion might be a comfort in hard times and just a guidance for a good life, others may distort it or interpret it in a way that could fulfill his own sadistic pleasure. Yes it is brutal, and religion is the cause, whether we're prepared to accept that fact or not.
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Anonymous 2, Religion is a way of life. That is religion. Islam is not a religion. It is a way of violence and death. Mohamed himself killed and ordered killing. He personally presided over the massacre of entire tribes. After slaughtering all the post pubescent males of a tribe, he personally raped the prettiest of their women the same day. These women saw their husbands, fathers and brothers beheaded in cold blood and the same day they had to endure being raped by the killer. No religious leader has done that ever. That is why whenever Islam and Muslims kill, civilised humanity points the finger at Islam. Fair and square!
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ReplyDelete"Religion is a way of life."
ReplyDeleteWhat if this way of life is based on degradation of women, intolerance to the human rights of others and armed conquest and subjugation of those who disagree non-violently with this religion or "way of life" ?
Do you still call ita religion?
To answer the question- "Why are people trying to find fault in religion in such cases?
There is nothing about religion in the posting.Do you think Islamic culture had anything to do with the horrific events?
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